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Post by Mighty Jack on May 28, 2009 0:54:38 GMT -5
The Talented Mr. Ripley Outstanding! Nicely directed, superbly acted (despite being distracted by Matt Damon's frighteningly large teeth) and a sharp psychological suspense story written by Patricia Highsmith (Hitchcock adapted her "Strangers on a Train", another great film)
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Post by Chuck on May 28, 2009 5:38:28 GMT -5
The Talented Mr. Ripley Outstanding! Nicely directed, superbly acted (despite being distracted by Matt Damon's frighteningly large teeth) and a sharp psychological suspense story written by Patricia Highsmith (Hitchcock adapted her "Strangers on a Train", another great film) Read the book sometime. It's VERY good.
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Post by Skyroniter on May 30, 2009 9:05:00 GMT -5
Nightbeast 1982
Getting in the mood for the release of Cinematic Titanic's take on Don Dohler's "The Alien Factor," I popped this classic into the old DVD player last night.
Mr. Dohler reminds me of Larry Buchanan in many ways. They both have a troupe of actors who appeared quite regularly in their flicks. They both made their movies on a budget of $1.92 and they both looked their creatures to be as cheesy looking as possible.
An alien crash lands on earth. Despite having a super high tech laser gun, he suffers from awful dental problems. A gunfight ensues between our alien and the local cops. A few of the locals die so the cops regroup and call in the big gun. Nope, not the National Guard or the Army. They call Bill Perkins and his son, cause Bill is the "best shot in the county." Bill manages to shoot the laser out of alien's hand so the rest of the movie he is forced to try to chow down on the locals with those awful teeth.
If you like your monsters goofy, acting and plot flimsy, and you like your gore fake; this is a movie for you. I am even more anxious for the CT release after enjoying this gem.
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Post by Hoss Ragen on May 31, 2009 3:49:08 GMT -5
Quite a bit:
The Mad Bomber: Forlorn-faced Chuck Connors goes on a Los Angeles bombing spree and the perverted Neville Brand is the only eye-witness to help Vince Edwards, a cop who doesn't play by the rules (and what movie cop doesn't?). Ill soundtrack
Police Python 357: Why are these Euro "magnum pistol" cop dramas so damn good? It's part comedy. I saw half of it at the Los Angeles County Modern Art Museum.
The Landlord: Beau Bridges kicks off the trend of "naive white guy immersing himself in black culture" movies. Funny, but if you've seen The Graduate, you've seen this, basically.
Something New: A good double feature with the above. Played out Romeo-and-Juliet storyline, but the acting is so incredible, you wouldn't even notice. Marry me, Sanaa Lathan. Now.
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Post by Mighty Jack on May 31, 2009 9:59:47 GMT -5
The Shipping News Pretty dry, changed a few things from the book (not a big deal with me) but a decent film with top notch acting top to bottom
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Post by angilasman on May 31, 2009 15:55:18 GMT -5
Duck Soup
"And remember; you're fighting for this woman's honor, which is probably more than she ever did!"
The final ten minutes of this film is Monty Python four decades early.
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Post by Joker on Jun 1, 2009 0:42:17 GMT -5
I watched all six parts of Joseph Campbell's The Power of Myth on instant view on Netflix. Fascinating stuff if you plan on being a writer of fiction...
Troll 1 & 2
The first one is an okay family fantasy with creepy slimy rubber puppets. The sequel is so bad you'll laugh like crazy at the ineptness.
Stacy
A virus turns girls aged 15 to 17 into cannibalistic zombies that can only be stopped by cutting them into 165 pieces! Bizarre and pretentious.
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Post by Joker on Jun 2, 2009 0:24:22 GMT -5
Class of 1984
Timothy Van Patten is a scumbag leader of a violent gang in the anarchic Lincoln High School. Things escalate between him and a new music teacher (Perry King) and the conflict reaches A Clockwork Orange level. But this movie ends with a gruesome showdown with the gang in the high school so it winds up being very satisfying.
The counter to this film would be Taps with Timothy Hutton, Sean Penn, Tom Cruise, and George C. Scott, which I watched a while back instantly on Netflix.
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Post by Trumpy's Magic Snout on Jun 2, 2009 18:11:41 GMT -5
Drag Me To Hell My review: splicechuff.blogspot.com/2009/06/drag-me-to-hell.htmlFun if that's your kind of thing, and it is mines so I liked it. After the uninspired Spidey 3 it's good to see one of the more creative directors get some of his verve back. Roll on Spidey 4 (something I wouldn't have said before seeing this).
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Post by Mighty Jack on Jun 3, 2009 0:39:26 GMT -5
Continuing my tour of Cate Blanchett films...
Coffee and Cigarettes It's a bunch of vignettes, bound by the theme of people having conversations over cofee and cigarettes, and this gimick quickly wears thin...
Chapter One: Look, here we are with our coffee and our cigarettes. Now were going to have a cinema vérité moment.
Chapter Two: Look, here we are with our coffee and our cigarettes. Now were going to have a cinema vérité moment.
Chapter Three: Look, here we are with our coffee and our cigarettes. Now were going to have a cinema vérité ... well you get the point. While I love Steven Soderbergh’s experimental side, and dig Wes Anderson’s quirkiness but I just can’t get into Jim Jarmusch. Ghost Dog and Mystery Train were fine but other than that, he’s simply not my cup O’ tea. The first short story was so irksome I almost turned it off at that point. Were it not for Cate Blanchett I probably would have.
Most of these bits were pretty flat and pretty dumb. I found 2 entertaining. The piece with Bill Murray made me laugh and of course, seeing Cate act with Cate was great fun. It was neat to see her take on 2 personalities (one being herself and the other a cousin). She really did become 2 different people.
The movie gets a 2 out of 10, Cate and Bill each earn 10s!
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Post by Mighty Jack on Jun 3, 2009 23:30:09 GMT -5
Revolutionary Road Boy, Kate Winslet did 2 really sad movies last year. I liked this film better than The Reader. Both she and DeCaprio were outstanding.
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Post by Joker on Jun 3, 2009 23:42:52 GMT -5
Indie Sex
I saw 3 of 4 of this docementary series on instant view on Netflix. The one on "Taboos" is only available throught the mail, but after what was in the "Extremes" part I can't imagine what else they could show. After seeing an unpleasant scene from Gaspar Noe's Irreversible and the bizarre love scenes from Kissed what other taboos would there be to talk about?
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Post by Hellcat on Jun 4, 2009 0:33:01 GMT -5
Anvil! The Story Of Anvil
I love heavy metal, so I've had this one on my radar for some time. Finally got a chance to go see it, and I was not disappointed. This is an excellent documentary about a band that came so very close to superstardom back in the 80's, but for whatever reason didn't quite make it. The movie centers around the two original band members, Lips the singer and Robb the drummer. Now in their 50's, they struggle to keep Anvil afloat while working at their regular jobs. Their friendship is what makes this movie so engrossing. They're like brothers: they argue, sometimes violently, and then they reconcile and go right back to working on their dream.
The movie has been compared to This Is Spinal Tap, and that's a fair comparison. The first half deals with Anvil's disastrous European tour, and this is where the Spinal Tap comparisons really resonate. Some of the incidents are funny, while others are just very sad. When Lips nearly comes to blows with a club owner who refuses to pay the band because they arrived late, his frustration is palpable. Still, no matter how bad things get, the guys refuse to give up on their dream of rock superstardom. They push ahead, backed by their families, determined to record and market their thirteenth album. I was rooting for the band because I liked the music, but I also liked the attitude.
This is a great movie. Highly recommended. Even a non-metal fan can relate to the themes of friendship, family ties, and undying determination to succeed against long odds. I must admit that I didn't know much about Anvil before hearing about this movie, but now that I've seen it I definitely want to check out their back catalog.
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Post by Chuck on Jun 4, 2009 20:27:16 GMT -5
Bergman's Seventh Seal on TCM
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Post by Chuck on Jun 4, 2009 20:28:42 GMT -5
Duck Soup "And remember; you're fighting for this woman's honor, which is probably more than she ever did!" The final ten minutes of this film is Monty Python four decades early. "Join the Army and see the Navy!"
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